John Greenwood (cricketer, born 1851)
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John Greenwood was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Surrey
. He was born in Epsom
and died in Lewes
.
Greenwood made three first-class appearances during June 1874, the first notable action of his career being to catch Gloucestershire
's WG Grace. He played two further first-class matches, making a top score of 8 runs.
Greenwood retained an upper-order position for the final two matches of his career, despite making a top score of just 8 runs in five innings.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. He was born in Epsom
Epsom
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. Small parts of Epsom are in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, within the Greater London Urban Area. The town lies on the chalk downland of Epsom Downs.-History:Epsom lies...
and died in Lewes
Lewes
Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town...
.
Greenwood made three first-class appearances during June 1874, the first notable action of his career being to catch Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
's WG Grace. He played two further first-class matches, making a top score of 8 runs.
Greenwood retained an upper-order position for the final two matches of his career, despite making a top score of just 8 runs in five innings.
External links
- John Greenwood at Cricket Archive